Monday, July 20, 2009

2009 SEC COACHES TEAMS ANNOUNCED

Alabama has Six Players Named Preseason All-SEC by Coaches McClain, Jones, Johnson, Arenas, Cody, Arenas and Tiffin selected to first team.

Alabama had six players selected to the first team of the 2009 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches' Football Team and nine total players recognized on the first, second and third teams.

The Crimson Tide's six first-team selections ranked as the second-most in the league while their nine total selections were tied for third.

Wide receiver Julio Jones was a unanimous first-team pick on offense and one of just three unanimous first-team selections in the conference. Left guard Mike Johnson also garnered first-team accolades while linebacker Rolando McClain, nose guard Terrence Cody and cornerback Javier Arenas were named to the first team from the defense. Leigh Tiffin was also the first-team place-kicker.

Linebacker Dont'a Hightower was named to the second-team defense with Arenas also tabbed as the second-team return specialist.

Nine of the 12 SEC schools had a member on the first-team All-SEC squad. Each SEC school had at least two student-athletes on either the first-, second- or third-team.

There were only three unanimous selections to this year's All-SEC pre-season squad - LSU offensive lineman Ciron Black, Jones and Tennessee defensive back Eric Berry. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players, thus a unanimous selection earns 11 of 12 first-team votes.

The All-SEC first-team squad had 15 seniors and 10 underclassmen, including eight juniors and two sophomores. The second-team had 18 seniors, seven juniors and three sophomores. The third-team had 16 seniors, eight juniors and five sophomores.

This marks the sixth straight year of the SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team. The team is announced each year in advance of the SEC Football Media Days. This year, the event will be held on Wednesday, July 22, through Friday, July 24, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.

The entire 2009 SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team is listed below.